Insurance Journal
The Clear Group, he London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of C.R. Toogood & Co. Ltd., a commercial insurance broker based in East Horsley, Surrey, UK. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Clear said this stra...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
The cost of insurance for ships sailing in the Persian Gulf jumped as attacks between Iran and Israel raised risks for vessels in the area. Underwriters are now charging 0.2% of the value of a ship for calls into the …
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts keep underestimating the surge in killer heat waves, droughts and floods,...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
The US Department of Agriculture announced a plan to open an $8.5 million facility in South Texas to combat the spread of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating bug that is deadly to cattle. The facility, expected to be completed …
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with manufacturer Eakas Corp. for alleged Clean Air Act emissions violations at the company’s facility in Peru, Illinois. The company will pay $520,200 in penalties. Eakas produces...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
The Oklahoma Insurance Department said that it has expanded its second pilot launch of OKReady, a program that allocates up to $10,000 in grant funds to residents to strengthen homes to the IBHS Fortified standard. OID announced that eight new …...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
The Oklahoma Insurance Department said that it has expanded its second pilot launch of OKReady, a program that allocates up to $10,000 in grant funds to residents to strengthen homes to the IBHS Fortified standard. OID announced that eight new …...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
In the wake of the Trump administration’s announced plans to cut back on federal disaster spending, South Padre Island officials are concerned their beaches will be left vulnerable should a storm hit this hurricane season. City staff alerted Ci...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
Spain’s most-detailed account yet of the missteps leading to April’s nationwide blackout failed to fully explain why the power grid was so unstable in the first place. Over 182 pages, including redactions that blot out the names of compan...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
Brookfield Corp.’s insurance unit has pulled back from investments in private credit as surging demand from rival bidders pushes yields down. Brookfield Wealth Solutions started to reduce its allocation to private credit six months ago, and is...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
A former Ohio doctor who was fired before being found not guilty on murder charges in the deaths of 14 patients lost a defamation lawsuit against his former employers on Monday, after a judge stepped in for a jury on …
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court established rules of the road on Wednesday to determine when lawsuits challenging actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency related to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions should be heard by regional appeals cou...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
The conflict between Israel and Iran is spilling over into the digital world, inflaming a decades-long campaign of hacks and espionage between two nations renowned for their cyber prowess. On Tuesday, a pro-Israel hacking group claimed responsibility...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday, after a Catholic diocese that had tried for years to block such proceedings recently reversed course. The Diocese...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
Waymo will expand into more areas of the San Francisco peninsula and parts of Silicon Valley, as the sole commercial robotaxi operator in the U.S. seeks to scale up operations, the Alphabet unit said on Tuesday. The self-driving technology firm ̷...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
The trustee overseeing Infowars host Alex Jones’ personal bankruptcy case is accusing the far-right conspiracy theorist of trying to shield more than $5 million from creditors, including relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary Sc...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
The 2025 Travelers Championship gets underway Thursday, June 19 at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. All 72 players in this year’s tournament will compete for four rounds. The Travelers Championship offers a $20 million purse, with...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
UBS Group AG said that information about the company had been stolen in a cyber attack on one of its suppliers, following a report a Swiss newspaper that data on more than 130,000 employees had been subject to a hack. …
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
Inszone Insurance Services acquired Evers Insurance LLC in Cave Creek, Arizona. Evers Insurance specializes in commercial insurance, particularly in the garage and auto dealer industries. It was founded in 2011 by Britt Evers. Jake Evers also contrib...
Posted: Jun 19, 2025
Viasat Inc. is the latest US communications company identified as a victim of the sweeping surveillance hack blamed on the Chinese government that emerged during last year’s presidential campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. T...
Posted: Jun 18, 2025
Downtown Los Angeles businesses hoped customers would return quickly after Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew she had imposed last week to prevent vandalism and break-ins during nighttime protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crac...
Posted: Jun 18, 2025
The US Supreme Court left intact a federal plan to store as much as 40,000 tons of highly radioactive waste at a temporary site in west Texas over the objections of local landowners and oil and gas operators. Voting 6-3, …
Posted: Jun 18, 2025
Carnival Cruise Lines could not have foreseen a sexual assault on a teenager, despite a lack of security presence at the time, the sneaking of booze on to the ship by an alleged assailant, and reports of more than 100 …
Posted: Jun 18, 2025
Descartes Underwriting, the Paris-based parametric insurer for climate and emerging risks, announced a strategic investment by Battery Ventures, a technology-focused investment firm. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. The transac...
Posted: Jun 18, 2025
Liberty Mutual Insurance Appoints Bhatnagar President, Major Accounts, GRS North America; Fallon Announces Retirement Liberty Mutual Insurance, headquartered in Boston, named Neal Bhatnagar president, major accounts, of Global Risk Solutions (GRS) No...
Posted: Jun 18, 2025